Hugh Lemma

Auditions For The Afterlife Hugh Lemma

A jaguar and a sloth make a treaty. Mr. Truth goes on holiday. Villagers decide how they will spend their last few minutes before the apocalypse. Death and Life are exposed as old college buddies. Three haiku masters travel through time and meet at a theatre. A farm worker wonders if the desert was meant to be inhabited. The enigmatic Queen Vashti becomes an icon. Those are a few of the characters and their foibles readers will find in Auditions For The Afterlife, a collection of poems that explore topics such as death, love, nature, metaphysics, pop culture, history, religion, and more with depth, humor, and candor. Styles range from free verse and formal verse to lyrics and narratives while maintaining a consistent, distinctive voice.